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connoisseurly

connoisseurly

English

Adjective

connoisseurly (comparative more connoisseurly, superlative most connoisseurly)

  1. of, related to, or having the deep expertise in some area; characteristic of a connoisseur
    His connoisseurly refinement helped him to gain our respect.

Adverb

connoisseurly (comparative more connoisseurly, superlative most connoisseurly)

  1. in connoisseurly manner
    • 2005, John Edgar Wideman, God's Gym - Page 45
      " [] he said, just as you'd expect from somebody who's been around such things and appreciates them connoisseurly but also with a passionate innocence so it's always the first time, the only time love's ever happened and Monk can't help but [] "
    He talked about the Italian wines connoisseurly.